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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does Roli change the rules of the game Operation?
(a) He makes them pick up the body parts blindfolded.
(b) He insists they use the technical names for all the body parts.
(c) He takes the battery out of the game so it will not buzz.
(d) He replaces the game's tweezers with a real set of tweezers.

2. What town do Merci and Roli live in in "Sol Painting, Inc."?
(a) Miami.
(b) Dayton.
(c) West Palm Beach.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn," where do Isaiah and his family move?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Chicago.
(c) To a motel.
(d) Into their car.

4. In "Secret Samantha," what do others in her class keep asking Samantha to do?
(a) Find out if Blade has pet snakes.
(b) Ask Miss Lee to postpone the upcoming quiz.
(c) Deliver their Secret Santa gifts.
(d) Pick out their Secret Santa gifts for them.

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what is the name of Roli's school?
(a) Lexington Arms.
(b) Mount Holly.
(c) Tamford.
(d) Seaward Pines.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How to Transform," what does Slim offer to buy the narrator?

2. In "How to Transform," what does the narrator decided to do after two weeks at the gym?

3. In "How to Transform," who wants the narrator to play on his team?

4. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what image appears on Merci's business cards?

5. In "How to Transform," where does the narrator decide to spend his summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Difficult Path," how is it that Lingsi finally learns to read?

2. In "How to Transform," how does the narrator finally get into his first game?

3. In "How to Transform," why does the narrator decide to give up going to the gym, and what happens when he does?

4. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," who is Miz Rita?

5. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," what does Roli want to be when he grows up?

6. In "Sol Painting, Inc.," how does the girls' soccer team act in trying to get into the gym?

7. In "How to Transform," what kind of student is the narrator?

8. In "The Beans and Rice Chronicles," what are the stories Isaiah's father has written about?

9. In "Secret Samantha," what happens when Samantha goes to see the school nurse?

10. In "The Difficult Path," what is Li Po's poem "The Difficult Path" about, and why is the poem significant to the story?

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